Stock-car



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STOCK GAR.

ATTORNEY S Pa. ted Mar.27, 1883.

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M. H. GILBERT.

STOCK UAR.

No. 274,585. Patented Mar.27,1883.

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` UNITED STATES MONTROSE H. GILBERT, OF SMITHVILLE, OHIO.`

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,585, dated 'March 27, 1883. Application filed October 17,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, MONTROSE H. Gunnar, of' Smithvillain the county of Wayne and State ci' Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in StockGars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Refereuceis to he had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which si milar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l, Sheet 1, is a side elevation ol' a part of a car to which'my improvement has been applied. Fig. 2, Sheet 1, is a sectional side elevation of the part of the water-pipe that crosses the car-door, shown as inverted and enlarged. Fig. 3, Sheet 2,'is a sectional end elevation rof the car, part being broken away. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a sectional end elevation of a part of the car. Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is a plan view of the inner side of one ofthe inclined coupling-hars.

The invention consists in a stock-car con structed with troughs pivoted to and between the nprights of the car-body, and having bars pivoted to them and pivoted to the cranks of shafts providedwith a lever, so that thetroughs can be readily turned into and out oi' position for use. The crank-shafts upon the opposite sides ot' the curshave cranks upon their corresponding ends which are connected in pairs by two connecting-rods, whereby the troughs upon both sides of the car can he operated from either side of the said car. The trough placed in the door-way of the car is pivot-ed to afrarne which is detachably hinged to thedcorpost, so that the said trough can be readily se! cured in and removed from the said doorway.` With the trough .pivoted to the detachable hinged frame are connected keepers, in which works a bolt shooting into keepers attached to an adjacent trough, so that the said troughs will more together. The adjacent ends oi" the parts of the inclined braces that are cut to receive the troughs are connected by bars curved` in theirniiddleparts topass around the troughs, and having sockets upon their ends to receitle the end of the car-body frame are attached two water-receivers,wliich are connected by a pipe, and with which are` connected the ends of pipes extending along the sides oi' the car, and which are provided with nozzles to discharge water into the troughs, so that water canV be introduced into all the troughs of the car at the same time. The parts ot' the water-pipe upon the opposite sides of the doorway are connected by a telescopic coupling-pipe, with which are connected the upper ends of bars hinged at their lower ends to the door and connected by hars pivoted to each other and provided with a handle, whereby the said coupling-pipe can he readily operated and turned down to allow the door to he opened, as will he hereinafter fully described.

A represents the bottoni frame, B the uprights, C the inclined bra-ces, and D the horizontal bars, of an ordinary stock-car.

E are troughs to receive the feed and water for the animals. The troughs E are made in the form of half-cylinders, and are pivoted at their ends to and between the adjacent vuprights B, along the opposite sides of the car. Space is obtained for the troughs E by cutting away the parts of the inclined hracesC, that cross the spaces in which the said troughs are placed, and connecting the ends of the parts of the said braces by coupling-hars F. llhe bars F are curvedin their middle parts to correspond with the size of the troughs E, and haveiorwardly-proiec tin g lian ges formed along the side edges of their straight end parts to form open sockets F', to receive the ends of the parts of the braces C. The end sockets, F', of

the coupling'bars F aresecured to the ends of the parts of the braces C by bolts or rivets.

. To the adjacent ends ot' the troughs E are pivoted the forked upper ends of the connecting-rods G, the lower ends 'of which are pivoted to cranks H,`iorined upon or attachedto the shaft'l.- The shaft l rocks iu hearings in brackets J, attached to the side bars of the bottom frame, A, and to it is attached a lever, K, which may be the extension of one of the cranks H, so that by operating the said lever the troughs can he turned into ahorizontal position to receive food or water for the animais, and turned into avertical position to be that the said troughs will be locked in place` Without other i'astenin g. Upon the corresponding ends of the crank-rods I, at the opposite sides of the car, are formed cranks L M to each rod and projecting at right angles with each other, so that the cranks of both pairs cannot both be on the dead-point at the same time. The corresponding cranks of the two pairs are connected by rods N O, and are so arranged that by turning either ot' the leversV K downward the troughs E upon both sides of the car 'will be turned into a horizontal position, and by turning the said levers Kupward the troughs upon both sides ot' the car will be turned into a vertical position.

The trough E', that crosses the doorway, is pivoted in and to a small frame, I, which is placed within thegsaid doorway, and is connected at one end with the upright bar B, that forms the door-post, by separable hinges Q, and at the other end is connected with the upright bar B, that forms the other door-post, by a bolt, R, so that the said frame can be Yunbolted, swung outward, and lifted olf its hinges when it is desired to leave the doorway free. The trough E', pivoted to the frame P, is connected with an adjacent trough, E, by a bolt, S, sliding in keepers T, attached to the said trough E', and shooting into keepers U, attached to the said adjacent trough E, so that the trough E' will be turned by and with the other trough.

The door V hashangers W, attached to its upper end, which slide on a bar or rail, X, connected with the car-body, and its lower end is kept in place by a guard-bar, Y, connected with the bottom frame, A, of the car. The part ot' the door V opposite the trough E is cut away, and the two parts thus formed are connected by bars Z, the middle parts ot' which are curved, so as not to obstruct the movements of the trough E', and so as to pass over the curved coupling-bar F when the door is pushed back. The end parts of the curved bars Z are bolted to the adjacent ends of the parts of the side bars of the door, and have short arms'upon their inner edges to overlap and be bolted to the cross-bars of the said door, so that the door will be tirm and strong. To the side parts oi' one end of the .car are securely attached boxes a, to serve as receivers for the end of a hose from awater-tank or pump, vand for the water .discharged from the said hose. The two receivers a are connected by a pipe, b, so that the water can be introduced provided with a discharge-nozzle, d, for eachl trough, E. The pipe c is supported by brackets attached to the upright bars B. rlhe ends of the parts of the pipe c, upon the opposite sides of the doorway, are open to .engage-with the ends of the connecting-pipe e, which is made in two parts, telescoping into each other at their inner ends, so that they can becontracted to withdraw their outer ends from the ends of the parts of the pipe c.

To each part of the pipe c, nearits'outer end, is hinged the forked upper end of a bar, f, to the lower end ot' which is hinged a horizontal ipintle, g.' The pintle g works in the eye of an eyebolt, It, attached to the lower part of a side bar of the doorV, thus forming adoublehinge, so that the barf can be swung upon its hinge transversely and longitudinally with the ear, as may be desired. v

To the barsf, at or above their centers, are hinged the outer ends of two bars, i, the inner endsof which overlap each other, and at a little distance from their ends are pivoted to each other by a bolt or rivet,j. Upon the upper edge of theinner end of each bart' is formed a lip, 7c, which overlaps the upper edge of the other bar, so thatV the said bars cannot drop below a horizontal position. The bolt or rivet j also passes through the forked` upper end of a bar, Z, which serves as a handle for operating the bars i. With this construction, by pressing the handle] upward, the inner ends ofthe bars t' will be forced upward, drawing the upper ends of the barsfinward, and withdrawing the outer ends of the telescopiu g parts of the coupling-pipe e from the ends ot' the pipe o, so that the coupling-pipe e, the bars j', and the connecting-bars i can be turned down into the position shown in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines in Fig. 3, to allow the door V to be opened. v The part of the pipe e at the side of the doorway next the water-receiver a is held from longitudinal movement when the telescopic coupling-pipe e is being pressed into it by the bolts that fasten the said receiver to the frame ot' the car-body, and the part of the said pipe e, at the other side of the said doorway, is held from longitudinal movement by a brace, m, one end of which is attached to the frame of the car-body, and its other end is at tached to the said part of the pipe c or to its supporting-bracket.

In using the car when the animals are to be fed the levers K are turned down to turnthe troughs E into and lock them in a horizontal position ready to receive the food. Vhen the animals are to be watered the troughs E are turned into a horizontal position, and the discharge-hose of a watertank or pump is inserted in one ot1 the receivers ,irom-which the water ilows along the pipes c c into the troughs E. The discharge-nozzles l of the pipes c e are always left open, so that the water will always run out of the said pipes, and can never freeze in them. With this construction, when the troughs E are turned into a vertical position, the interior of the car will have the same eapacity for carrying freight as though vthe improvement had not been applied to it.

Another advantage of this improvement is that it can be readily applied to stock-cars al-l ready in use.

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a stock-car, the combination, with the uprights B of the car, ot' the pivoted troughs E, the connecting-rods G, the crank-shaft H I, and the lever K, substantially7 as herein shown and described, whereby the said troughs can be readily turned into and out of position for use, as set forth.

2. In n stock-car, the combination, with kthe crank-rods II l, connected with the pivoted troughs and provided with the cranks L M, of the two connecting-rods N O, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the troughs upon both sides of the car can be operated from either side of the said car, as set forth.

3. In a stock-car, the combination, with the door-posts B, and the trough E', of the detachable hinged frame I), substantially as herein shown end described, whereby the said troughs can be readily secured in and removed from the doorway, as set forth.

4. In a stock-car, the combination, with the trough E', pivoted to the detachable hinged frame I), and the adjacent trough E, pivoted to the car-body uprights B, ot' the bolt S and keepers T U,suhstantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said trough can be readily connected with and operated bythe adjacent trough, as set forth.

5. The combination, with the braces C, of middle-curved coupling-bars F, having open sockets F', secured to and receiving the ends lof said braces, as shown and described.

6. The combination, with the water-pipe c, of a connecting-pipe, e, made in two telescoping parts, the hinged and forked barf, the hinged horizontal pintle g, and the eyebolt h on door V, as shown and described.

7. The combination, with the barsf, of the two overlapping barst', hinged at or above the centers of said bars f, pivoted together near their ends and having the lips k, whereby said bars cannot drop below a horizontal position, as described.

8. In a stock-car, the combination, with the telescopic coupling-pipe e, and the candoor V, of the hinged barsf, the pivoted connectingbars fi, and the handle l, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said coupling-pipe can bc readily-y operated and turned down to allow the door to be opened, as set MGNTROSE H. GILBERT.

Witnesses:

JOHN ZIMMERMAN, E. vH. GILBERT. 

